In the past century formerly consensual perceptions of the human

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In the past century formerly consensual perceptions of the human palate have changed significantly. Man's culinary likes and dislikes have proved to be less culturally ingrained in society than was once thought and dishes foreign to many cultures have proliferated in these cultures across the globe in the last 100 years. A company marketing packaged goods from Country X has deduced that it will be profitable to market its packaged goods of Country X's cuisine to Country Y.

The company's deduction must rely on all the following assumptions EXCEPT:

The company's deduction must rely on all the following assumptions EXCEPT:

(A) Country Y will accept packaged goods.

(B) Country Y will enjoy the specific foods of country X.

(C) There is a way to transfer packaged goods from Country X to Country Y.

(D) The company is the first from Country X to export packaged goods to Country Y.

(E) The price the citizens of Country Y are willing to pay for the company's packaged goods exceeds the price of research, production, and shipping the company must invest to sell its goods in Country Y.

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agrasan · Answer

(A) Country Y will accept packaged goods.  
 Assumption , if country Y doesn't accept the goods by X then it can't be profitable for the country X.

(B) Country Y will enjoy the specific foods of country X.  
 Assumption , if Y will enjoy the X's specific foods then we can say that it will be profitable for Y because it is likely that Y will order again in future.

(C) There is a way to transfer packaged goods from Country X to Country Y.  
 Assumption , if shipping is not possible from X to Y then Y won't be able to purchase goods from X and it won't be profitable for X.

(D) The company is the first from Country X to export packaged goods to Country Y.  
 Not an assumption , it is not necessary that X has to be the first country to export goods to Y. The conclusion can still hold true if X is the second/third/fourth country

(E) The price the citizens of Country Y are willing to pay for the company's packaged goods exceeds the price of research, production, and shipping the company must invest to sell its goods in Country Y.  
 Assumption , if country Y can itself produce goods economically then why it will import goods from X so this option has to be an assumption for the conclusion to hold true.

Kripa36 · Answer

CR1 i believe right answer is B. Since man is less interested in his ouwn cuisine and has adopted cultures from other cuisines, people would be enticed to other country's goods due to which they have deduced to this conclusion.

svsivakrishna · Answer

I Chose option D, because it is not necessary for the company to be first from country X to sell in country Y

BadukMagician · Answer

Lets go through the answer choices:
A- if CY doesn’t accept then he’s SOL
B- to be profitable I don’t think it would be too much of a stretch to say if people don’t enjoy a product they won’t purchase it
C- he must be able to transport the products else he can’t sell them
D- well does it matter if he’s the first? Maybe someone has or hasn’t done what he’s doing it doesn’t change the argument.
E- this is important for profitability

Bunuel · Answer

OFFICIAL EXPLANATION

In the past century formerly consensual perceptions of the human palate have changed significantly. Man's culinary likes and dislikes have proved to be less culturally ingrained in society than was once thought and dishes foreign to many cultures have proliferated in these cultures across the globe in the last 100 years. A company marketing packaged goods from Country X has deduced that it will be profitable to market its packaged goods of Country X's cuisine to Country Y.

The company's deduction must rely on all the following assumptions EXCEPT:

The company's deduction must rely on all the following assumptions EXCEPT:

(A) Country Y will accept packaged goods.

Incorrect.

This is an Assumption question, in which you are requested to find which assumption the company didn't make:

Premises: people like foreign food
 +
Assumption(s): (all of which are incorrect answer choices)
 =
Conclusion: selling Country X food in Country Y will be profitable

This is an assumption that the company must have made: if Country Y does not accept packaged goods, the company's packaged goods have no chance of success.

(B) Country Y will enjoy the specific foods of country X.

Incorrect.

This is an assumption that the company must have made: if the research, production, and shipping costs put together come to more than the revenue the company is able to get from selling the product, they will have spent more than they made, and come out at a loss. Remember, part of the conclusion is that the sales would be profitable.

(C) There is a way to transfer packaged goods from Country X to Country Y.

Incorrect.

This is an assumption that the company must have made: if the packaged goods cannot be transferred to Country Y, the company's products will never reach their destination and cannot be sold.

(D) The company is the first from Country X to export packaged goods to Country Y.

You don't have to be the first exporter of a product to a specific country to be able to make the venture worthwhile. Therefore, the company didn't have to assume this to reach its conclusion.

(E) The price the citizens of Country Y are willing to pay for the company's packaged goods exceeds the price of research, production, and shipping the company must invest to sell its goods in Country Y.

Incorrect.

This is an Assumption question, in which you are requested to find which assumption the company didn't make:

Premises: people like foreign food
 +
Assumption(s): (all of which are incorrect answer choices)
 =
Conclusion: selling Country X food in Country Y will be profitable

This is an assumption that the company must have made: if the research, production, and shipping costs put together come to more than the revenue the company is able to get from selling the product, they will have spent more than they made, and come out at a loss. Remember, part of the conclusion is that the sales would be profitable.

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